1. Art in a Box: Maria Fernanda Cardoso Suitable for K - 6

2. Woven Water: Submarine Landscape 1 Look closely at this artwork by artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso. What do you see? Maria Fernanda Cardoso Woven Water: Submarine Landscape I 2003

3. Shape Search The artist has created many different shapes by joining the starfish together. How many shapes can you find?

4. Let’s Create Our Own Shapes! Let’s explore the different shapes we can create by joining different objects together. Why don’t we start with our hands?

5. Extension Investigation “This work comments on the environmental impact tourism has on animals and our planet. Although the feeling evoked in a viewer ‘immersed’ in the artwork is peace and tranquillity, the frozen and dry nature of these sea creatures hints at their ghostlike and melancholic end.” - Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Artist statement

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